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Sewage Overflow Community Right-to-Know Act

Introduced: May 23, 2007 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 18 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 1, 2008
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Jun 24, 2008
Received in the Senate.
Jun 23, 2008
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Jun 23, 2008
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jun 23, 2008
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5820-5821)
Jun 23, 2008
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5820-5821)
Jun 23, 2008
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2452.
Jun 23, 2008
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5820-5824)
Jun 23, 2008
Ms. Johnson, E. B. moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jun 19, 2008
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 458.
Jun 19, 2008
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation. H. Rept. 110-723.
May 15, 2008
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
May 15, 2008
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 7, 2008
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
May 7, 2008
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 25, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
May 23, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
May 23, 2007
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Sewage Overflow Community Right-to-Know Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to require owners or operators of publicly owned treatment works to: (1) institute monitoring systems to provide timely alerts of sewer overflows; (2) notify the public, not later than 24 hours after receiving knowledge, of such overflows in areas where human health is potentially affected; (3) notify public health authorities and other affected entities, in the case of an overflow that may imminently and substantially endanger human health, immediately after the owner or operator knows of the overflow; (4) report each overflow on discharge monitoring reports to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) or the state; and (5) annually report to the Administrator or the state on the total number of overflows in a calendar year.

Makes specified exceptions to notification and reporting requirements for backups into single-family residences and for overflows that occur in the course of treatment works maintenance, respectively.

Requires annual summary reports by states to the Administrator.

Requires the Administrator to issue regulations, including to establish overflow assessment guidance and develop communications measures to provide notification under this Act. Provides procedures for review and approval, after issuance of such regulations, of state notification programs.

Makes the monitoring systems eligible for state water pollution control revolving fund assistance.

What's happening now August 1, 2008

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3